baldado
baldádo with stress marks
injured, crippled
From root: balda
Usage Note
Baldado is a Spanish loanword describing someone who has been physically incapacitated, crippled, or severely injured to the point of impaired movement. It is slightly more emphatic and colloquial than the clinical term may kapansanan, and is common in informal speech and narrative.
Examples
" Baldado ang matanda sa silya. "
Natural Translation
The old man in the chair is crippled.
Literal Translation
Crippled the old-person in chair.
" Baldado ang matanda dahil sa sakit. "
Natural Translation
The old person is crippled because of illness.
Literal Translation
Crippled the old-person because in illness.
" Matapos ang malagim na aksidente, naiwang baldado ang biktima at kinailangan niyang muling matutong maglakad sa loob ng maraming buwan. "
Natural Translation
After the terrible accident, the victim was left crippled and had to learn to walk again over the course of many months.
Literal Translation
After the terrible that accident, left-that crippled the victim and needed by-him again learn to-walk in inside of many months.
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